Fleet Public Health Officer

Due to our company expanding and our current fleet growing, we are preparing by recruiting for a Fleet Public Health Officer position

As a market leader in the cruise industry, we operate spectacular ships all over the globe. Our continued success relies on providing world-class experiences and outstanding facilities. To make that possible, we need to ensure every guest and member of the ships company, as well as the facilities and the ship herself, remain safe and secure protecting the environment and being compliant everywhere we operate.

That’s where you’ll come in. As a Fleet Public Health Officer, overseeing and driving the high quality of shipboard public health practices through operational support, compliance audits, policy and procedure development and implementation, as well as HR support of public health officer recruitment, training, and performance reviews.

Within this role you will be responsible for helping to make our ships the safest on the seas, in this exciting and varied role. You will lead by example in your role, reporting all accidents or near misses, whilst following all safety rules and procedures. You will coordinate with your shoreside manager and shipboard PHO to resolve any operational issues, or emergencies that occur.

Your challenge will be to expertly identify, and build the skills of the on board teams, maintaining their knowledge and understanding of legislation and operational objectives.

What we’re looking for:

• An individual with a Bachelor’s Degree within Public Health, Environmental Health, Biological Sciences, or any closely related fields.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the field of environments or public health
• Having ship experience would be desirable .
• Knowledge of infection control practices and Vessel Sanitation Standards.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with various teams.
• Experience in implementing, overseeing, or auditing public health programmes.
• Someone able to direct prevention and control of infectious disease, overseeing compliance and reporting findings.
• A calming presence, with a structured approached and ability to influence people at all levels.
• Able to understand and promote company direction and values and demonstrate this by actively embracing and doing what they can to deliver it

If the above accurately describes your skills and you’d love to be part of the journey, please see attached the job description.

About Us

Carnival UK is the operating company for P&O Cruises & Cunard. We provide world class cruise holidays and take enormous pride from bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage.

Working at Carnival UK/P&O Cruises/Cunard means being part of a tight knit but truly global team made up of friendly, happy, caring people. Parts of our business are incredibly diverse, but we work hard every day to promote even greater inclusion, fresh ideas, and different perspectives. Whatever our role or background, we share high standards, heartfelt values, and a sense of belonging. We’re focused on wellbeing every day, as well as being supportive and compassionate when we need it most.

As a growing business we have a big focus on developing skills and continuous learning. From formal qualification to the life lessons of worldwide travel, we offer our people a broad range of personal and professional development opportunities. All of our roles give people the chance to stretch themselves and learn from colleagues with a wealth of experience. As our business grows, we want our people to grow too.